The Professional Fire Fighters of Alabama (PFFA) have endorsed Gayle Gear for Alabama Senate District 17.

"You have been dedicated to the men and women who serve in the Birmingham Metro Area fire service for many years," wrote PFFA President Steve Pegues wrote in a letter to Gayle. "You truly understand what the Public Safety Sector needs to be able to serve the people it is sworn to protect. It is with great pride that the members of the PFFA stand with you in your candidacy to help make Alabama a safer, stronger state."

PFFA has 2,600 members state wide and represents the majority of International Association of Fire Fighters locals in Alabama.

"These men and women risk their own health and safety to protect the members of our community. It is a great honor that they would place their faith in me to represent them in Montgomery," said Gear in a news release.

The PFFA joins the state Fraternal Order of Police Lodge One, the Gardendale Fire Fighter and the Birmingham Fire Fighters Association in endorsing Gayle Gear.